New York — 10th District

Brad Lander

Expand affordable housing and tenant protections

Lander makes expanding housing affordability central to his platform, drawing on his history of community organization and municipal service. He advocates for federal investments to build affordable housing, repair public housing infrastructure, and prevent street homelessness. He also highlights his record as New York City Comptroller in saving thousands of affordable rental units during the failure of Signature Bank.

• Federal assistance to eliminate street homelessness and repair public housing
• Strengthen tenant protections and expand affordable home construction
• Saved 35,000 affordable rental units placed at risk following the failure of Signature Bank

“In Congress, Brad will bring his housing expertise to the fights to make Washington help New York and other cities end street homelessness, fix our public housing, protect tenants, and especially to build more affordable homes.”

Brad Lander

Strengthen labor rights and tax billionaires

Lander emphasizes expanding economic protections for working-class families while raising taxes on corporations and high earners. He highlights his municipal record securing a $15 minimum wage for rideshare and delivery workers as well as paid sick leave. In Congress, he promises to raise the federal minimum wage, protect union organizing rights, and oppose billionaire-driven wealth inequality.

• Raise the federal minimum wage and strengthen labor union organizing rights
• Increase taxation on billionaires and extreme wealth
• Delivered minimum wage increases and paid sick leave for gig workers and service employees in New York City

“Brad will fight to increase the federal minimum wage, win Medicare for All, and strengthen the rights of workers to organize.”

Brad Lander

Oppose foreign military aid and promote diplomacy

Lander advocates for a foreign policy rooted in global diplomacy, civilian defense, and international human rights over militarism. He opposes spending U.S. tax revenue on foreign conflicts, explicitly criticizing Israel's occupation of Palestinian territory and military actions in Gaza. Lander also supports restoring Congress's constitutional responsibility to set foreign policy and reasserting oversight over the executive branch.

• End federal taxpayer funding for foreign military actions and human rights violations
• Oppose Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory and destruction of Gaza
• Rebuild USAID and restore constitutional congressional authority over foreign policy

“New Yorkers' hard-earned tax dollars should not be going to fund forever wars and human rights violations – whether by foreign leaders or American ones.”

Brad Lander

Supports Medicare for All

Lander supports universal healthcare through a federal Medicare for All system. On the local level, he actively fought against efforts to shift municipal retirees into privatized healthcare plans, pledging to safeguard public health options.

• Support federal legislation to establish Medicare for All
• Opposed efforts to move municipal retirees to privatized Medicare Advantage plans

“He helped stop Eric Adams from pushing the city's retirees onto privatized Medicare Advantage.”

Brad Lander

Protect immigrants and oppose ICE raids

Lander positions himself as a defender of immigrant communities, highlighting direct activism against federal immigration enforcement actions. He promises to oppose aggressive ICE operations and advocate for welcoming policies for immigrant families in New York City.

• Resisted ICE enforcement actions directly during local community roundups
• Support protections and dignity for immigrant and working-class families

“When Donald Trump's ICE tried to kidnap our neighbors, Brad put his body on the line to stop them – and then organized to bring more people into the fight.”

Brad Lander

Reject corporate PACs and fight authoritarianism

Lander emphasizes campaign finance reform and resisting executive overreach. He refuses donations from Wall Street, cryptocurrency firms, and AIPAC, arguing that government decisions must serve working families rather than wealthy interest groups.

• Reject campaign contributions from corporate PACs, Wall Street, crypto interests, and AIPAC
• Reform campaign finance systems and counter authoritarian executive actions

“Fight to get money out of politics, instead of raking in Wall Street, crypto, and AIPAC contributions.”